Hold down necktie



May 22, 1956 J. D. GLEASON HOLD DOWN NECKTIE Filed May 27, 1954 James D. Gleason INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States atent HOLD DOWN NECKTIE James D. Gleason, Warren, Ghio Application May 27, 1954, Serial No. 432,840

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-145) This invention relates to necktie construction, and more particularly to neckties of the button down type, wherein the ordinary loose ends of a conventional four-in-hand necktie may be secured to the shirt front of the wearer of the tie, eliminating the use of the customary tie clasps employed for holding the tie ends together to a shirt front.

An important object of the invention is to provide a tie of this character wherein the button down or tie reraining means is invisible at all times.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a tie hold down means which will be cheap to manufacture, and one which will only slightly increase the cost of the tie over the usual cost of manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure l is a view illustrating the application of a tie constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmental enlarged rear elevational view illustrating the narrow end of a tie as passed through slits formed in the wide end of the tie.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the manner of buttoning down the tie to the shirt button.

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view of the wide section of the tie illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the tie is constructed in the usual manner, that is, with a wide end section 5 and a narrow end section 6, the wide end section 5 constituting the front portion of the tie, while the narrow section 6 constitutes the rear section of the tie.

in constructing the tie, the tie also includes a lining section 7 which may be formed by turning a portion of the material of which the tie is constructed, inwardly overlying the remaining front section of the tie, where it is stitched by the line of stitching 8.

The lining 7 is provided with a plurality of button holes 9 arranged in a row longitudinally of the tie, the button holes being spaced distances apart to permit the button holes to be buttoned over the buttons of the shirt with which the tie is used.

At each end of the line of button holes, is a slit 10, the slits 10 extending only through the lining section of the tie. These slits 10 are disposed transversely of the lining and have their ends spaced from the side edges of the tie, as better shown by Figure 2 of the drawing.

'ice Slits 11 are disposed longitudinally of the tie and are in spaced relation with the button holes 9, the slits 11 being disposed substantial distances from the button holes.

These slits 11 afford means whereby the wearer may place his fingers over that portion of the lining separated from the main portion of the lining by the slits 11 to properly position the button holes over the buttons with which the button holes are used.

The slits 1t) afiord means whereby the narrow section 6 of the tie may be extended between the lining and outer portion of the cloth of which the tie is formed, the end of the narrow section extending through the slits 10 adjacent to the pointed end of the tie. Due to this construction, it will be seen that after the tie has been buttoned down to a button of the shirt with which the tie is used, the small end of the tie may be passed through the slits 10 securing the narrow section and wide end section of the tie together. In inserting the small end of the tie through the upper slit 10 the small end may be pulled down by opening one or both longitudinal slits and extending the fingers therethrough.

in the form of the invention as shown by Figure 4 of the drawing, the slits 12 are separated from the slits 13 by means of the darts 14, thereby strengthening the section of the lining which is separated from the main portion of the lining by the slits 12 and 13.

In this form of the invention, the narrow end section of the tie is passed through the transverse slits 15 and 16 after the button hole of the necktie is positioned over the button of the shirt. In the present showing, and illustrated more clearly by Figure 3 of the drawing, a shirt button is indicated by the reference character 17 as forming a part of the shirt 18.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed A necktie having a Wide end section and a narrow end section, a lining strip secured along the rear surface of said wide section, said lining strip having spaced parallel slits disposed longitudinally of said tie and having transverse slits at the upper and lower ends of the parallel slits and spaced from the end of said parallel slits, the lining strip having a line of buttonholes disposed between said longitudinal slits and elongated longitudinally of said tie adapted to be buttoned over a button of a shirt with which the tie is used, holding said tie to the shirt, said narrow end section of the tie adapted to be extended through said transverse slits of the lining strip securing the narrow end section of the tie to the wide end section thereof, and said spaced parallel slits providing openings through which the fiingers may be passed in buttoning a button of the shirt to the tie.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,048,393 Dewey et al Dec. 24, 1912 1,524,126 Gerrets Jan. 27, 1925 1,798,432 Ratajack Mar. 31, 1931 2,588,576 Roop et a1. Mar. 11, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 822,985 Germany Nov. 29, 1951 

